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2016 Odometer

Jan: 61.14 Miles
Feb: 40.29 Miles
Mar: 39.12 Miles
Apr: 35.12 Miles
May: 32.19 Miles
Jun: 17.41 Miles
Jul: 14.84 Miles
Aug: 20.86 Miles
Sep: 33.77 Miles
Oct: 22.08 Miles
Nov: 27.34 Miles
Dec: 19.14 Miles

Total: 363.3 Miles

2015 Odometer

Jan: 63.83 Miles
Feb: 58.68 Miles
Mar: 78.21 Miles
Apr: 77.71 Miles
May: 75.50 Miles
Jun: 66.19 Miles
Jul: 50.67 Miles
Aug: 51.67 Miles
Sep: 65.41 Miles
Oct: 50.45 Miles
Nov: 51.72 Miles
Dec: 47.49 Miles

Total: 737.53 Miles

2014 Odometer

Jan: 97.22 Miles
Feb: 59.20 Miles
Mar: 69.15 Miles
Apr: 76.75 Miles
May: 89.52 Miles
Jun: 66.75 Miles
Jul: 86.08 Miles
Aug: 98.71 Miles
Sep: 54.73 Miles
Oct: 104.44 Miles
Nov: 97.03 Miles
Dec: 102.11 Miles

Total: 1,001.69 Miles

2013 Odometer

Jan: 81.59 Miles
Feb: 65.52 Miles
Mar: 18.61 Miles
Apr: 34.64 Miles
May: 49.71 Miles
Jun: 75.56 Miles
Jul: 89.33 Miles
Aug: 77.11 Miles
Sep: 82.37 Miles
Oct: 80.09 Miles
Nov: 100.54 Miles
Dec: 80.05 Miles

Health Update

Standard

Last Thursday I completed my physical as mandated by my new health insurance. This is going to be a yearly occurrence for me going forward, which is not a bad thing. Back in high school football, physical meant something else, but we will not delve into that on here. Last May, my employer was having health screenings at the office, so I was able to get accurate counts for the majority of my health statistics. I will be using those numbers for comparative purposes today.

The silhouette should probably be a little plumper, right?

Total Cholesterol: May 2013 score was 125. September 2014 score is 149. The desirable and lowest listed range is 125-199. An increase, but not too big of one.

HDL Cholesterol: This is the “good” cholesterol and your want a higher number. May 2013 score: 41, September 2014 score: 57. This is in the decreased risk factor interval. This score shows improvement from my last testing, so I have that going for me.

Triglycerides: May 2013 score was 100. September 2014 score was 57. Optimal is anything under 150, so I’m golden, and much improved over last testing.

LDL Cholesterol: May 2013 score was 64. September 2014 score was 81. Optimal is 55-99, and I am creeping to the top of that, so I will watch it a bit closer.

Non-HDL Cholesterol: May 2013 score was 84. September 2014 score is 149. Optimal is anything less than 130, so I have some work to do here. I am still in the safe range, but I want/need to get back to the optimal range.

Total Cholesterol to HDL Cholesterol Ratio: May 2013 ratio was 3.1. September 2014 ratio was 2.6. Optimal is less than or equal to 3.5.

Glucose: May 2013 score was 100. This is 1 point higher than optimal, but upon reading the literature, the 65-99 scale they used was for fasting glucose (only water for 8 hours prior to screening) and since I had just eaten, my target range was 70-119, which I was comfortably within. September 2014 score was 86. I did fast prior to this test, so it looks good to me.

Blood Pressure: May 2013 score was 124/84, and September 2014 score was 129/86 which are both just over the targeted levels. The doctor did not seem too alarmed about this yet.

BMI: May 2013 score was 36. September 2014 score was 35.5. This places me firmly in the obese range. I’m working on that. You can read an alternative take on BMI here.

Weight: May 2013 weight was 246.5 pounds. September 2014 weight was 248 pounds. I am obese by any metric and hopefully I will get a little more diligent about shedding some pounds.

Other Notes: The September physical also produced a few other results that the health screening at work did not. Most of my results were in line with where they should be with one notable exception. I presented with a Vitamin D deficiency and advised to start taking a supplement. This was actually a subject at boot camp a few weeks back. I assumed I was OK in this regard and did not take any action. I guess I was wrong.

After both screenings I was advised that I need to get more exercise. I tried to explain about my running schedule and boot camp, but when you are 50+ pounds over your recommended weight, no one listens to you.

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4 thoughts on “Health Update”

Great job Kyle! 🙂 cool link on the BMI, I didn’t know it has been around for over 100 years.
Regarding Vitamin D, I would recommend Vitamin D3 (aka cholecalciferol) as opposed to Vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol). D2 is found in fortified milk. D3 is what your body makes from sunlight and is also available as a supplement. Regarding toxicity, D3 is 6 times safer than water. Here is a decent link from medscape http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/589256_4

It’s great that you are keeping track of your Lipid panels. I had mine checked during the whole injury visit to see if there was anything i was lacking in my diet to lead me poor running style or what have you. Your cholesterol levels are better than mine!

I was mostly concerned with Iron levels because I am always cold, like freezing. Oddly, it was in the normal range.

As for your weight management, sounds like you have the running under control. Have you ever tried spinning? It melts pounds. Other than that maybe you could cut back on portion sizes. That’s my biggest challenge. When something is good, I want it all!!

Thanks for the support and awesome suggestions! Portion sizes are my biggest obstacle for sure. I used to be much more diligent about what and how much I eat. Now, not so much. I need to get better. I tried spinning a couple times and I can see why it works. Maybe I need to look into it again.